@article{7134,
  abstract     = {                  This paper examines how biophilic design intersects with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, considering human–nature interactions as an individual-scale link between well-being and sustainability. Biophilic design—the integration of natural elements into the built environment—reflects well-being through human–nature interactions and connects social–ecological system dynamics and sustainability interdependencies. Drawing on evidence that pandemic-induced psychological stressors transformed people–environment relations, this study developed a conceptual framework linking selected SDG targets to the 14 biophilic design patterns and examined these relationships using data from a Europe-wide survey conducted in early 2023. It complements research on SDG interdependencies, which is mainly conducted at the system or policy level, by introducing individual experiences. NMI analysis identified a central cluster of strong statistical interdependencies among SDGs related to energy efficiency (SDG 7), infrastructure (SDG 9), and resource use (SDG 12), while SDGs associated with cities (SDG 11) and terrestrial ecosystems (SDG 15) showed weaker and more diffuse interdependencies. The observed interdependencies were strongest for SDGs represented by survey variables that reflect direct, everyday experiences of the built environment, such as indoor environmental quality, access to natural light, ventilation, contact with vegetation, and the use of natural materials, whereas SDGs represented by indirect or broader ecological dimensions exhibited weaker statistical associations. Not all conceptually linked SDGs were reflected equally in individual experiences; only a subset of potential interdependencies showed strong statistical—association. This study demonstrates that the pattern of SDG interdependencies depends on the analytical scale at which sustainability is examined. The study reinforces the value of the SDG framework as an analytical structure for sustainability science, enabling interdisciplinary investigations of complex interactions among environmental, social, and built-environment dimensions beyond policy implementation assessment.
                },
  author       = {Shulla, Kalterina and Filho, Walter Leal and Lardjane, Salim and Scandone, Giuseppe},
  issn         = {2071-1050},
  journal      = {Sustainability},
  number       = {17},
  publisher    = {MDPI AG},
  title        = {{Biophilic Design, Human Well-Being, and SDG Interactions in the Context of COVID-19}},
  doi          = {10.3390/su18178966},
  volume       = {18},
  year         = {2026},
}

@article{4897,
  author       = {Shulla, Kalterina and Voigt, Bernd-Friedrich and Lardjane, Salim and Fischer, Kerstin and Kędzierski, Piotr and Scandone, Giuseppe and Süße, Thomas},
  issn         = {2662-9984},
  journal      = {Discover Sustainability},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  title        = {{People-environment relations following COVID-19 pandemic lifestyle restrictions: a multinational, explorative analysis of intended biophilic design changes}},
  doi          = {10.1007/s43621-024-00423-y},
  volume       = {5},
  year         = {2024},
}

@article{4706,
  author       = {Leal Filho, Walter and Lange Salvia, Amanda and Beynaghi, Ali and Fritzen, Barbara and Ulisses, Azeiteiro and Avila, Lucas Veiga and Shulla, Kalterina and Vasconcelos, Claudio R. P. and Moggi, Sara and Mifsud, Mark and Anholon, Rosley and Rampasso, Izabela Simon and Kozlova, Valerija and Iliško, Dzintra and Skouloudis, Antonis and Nikolaou, Ioannis},
  issn         = {1745-2627},
  journal      = {International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {108--123},
  publisher    = {Informa UK Limited},
  title        = {{Digital transformation and sustainable development in higher education in a post-pandemic world}},
  doi          = {10.1080/13504509.2023.2237933},
  volume       = {31},
  year         = {2024},
}

@article{4702,
  author       = {Shulla, Kalterina and Voigt, Bernd-Friedrich and Cibian, Stefan and Scandone, Giuseppe and Martinez, Edna and Nelkovski, Filip and Salehi, Pourya},
  issn         = {2662-9984},
  journal      = {Discover Sustainability},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  title        = {{Effects of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)}},
  doi          = {10.1007/s43621-021-00026-x},
  volume       = {2},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{4703,
  author       = {Shulla, Kalterina and Leal Filho, Walter and Sommer, Jan Henning and Lange Salvia, Amanda and Borgemeister, Christian},
  issn         = {0959-6526},
  journal      = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
  publisher    = {Elsevier BV},
  title        = {{Channels of collaboration for citizen science and the sustainable development goals}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121735},
  volume       = {264},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{4704,
  author       = {Shulla, Kalterina and Filho, W. Leal and Lardjane, S. and Sommer, J. H. and Borgemeister, C.},
  issn         = {1745-2627},
  journal      = {International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology},
  number       = {5},
  pages        = {458--468},
  publisher    = {Informa UK Limited},
  title        = {{Sustainable development education in the context of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development}},
  doi          = {10.1080/13504509.2020.1721378},
  volume       = {27},
  year         = {2020},
}

@article{4705,
  author       = {Shulla, Kalterina and Leal Filho, Walter and Lardjane, Salim and Sommer, Jan Henning and Salvia, Amanda Lange and Borgemeister, Christian},
  issn         = {0959-6526},
  journal      = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
  publisher    = {Elsevier BV},
  title        = {{The contribution of Regional Centers of Expertise for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117809},
  volume       = {237},
  year         = {2019},
}